all 41 ##6 @ , @ 80 ##6 australians enlisted in the ai ##f during the war and 333 @ , @ 000 served overseas . 61 @ , @ 50 ##8 were killed and another 155 @ , @ 000 were wounded ( a total casualty rate of 65 % ) . the financial cost to the australian government was calculated at £ 37 ##6 @ , @ 99 ##3 @ , @ 05 ##2 . two referendum ##s on conscription for overseas service had been defeated during the war , preserving the volunteer status of the australian force , but stretching the reserves of manpower available , particularly towards the end of the fighting . consequently , australia remained one of only two armies on either
all 416 @, @ 806 australians enlisted in the aif during the war and 333 @, @ 000 served overseas. 61 @, @ 508 were killed and another 155 @, @ 000 were wounded ( a total casualty rate of 65 % ). the financial cost to the australian government was calculated at £ 376 @, @ 993 @, @ 052. two referendums on conscription for overseas service had been defeated during the war, preserving the volunteer status of the australian force, but stretching the reserves of manpower available, particularly towards the end of the fighting. consequently, australia remained one of only two armies on either